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Needed, an 18th century ball gown
I never really made a fancy 18th century gown, though I have been a member of Gustafs Skål for 12 years. (Yikes, is it that long?) This year Gustafs Skål turns 20 and there will be celebrations and it...
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Unveiling a secret project- A wild man masquerade costume, anno 1778
Livrustkammaren in Stockholm have several masquerade costumes from 18th century. Some of them have belonged to the future Karl XIII, among them this one, "a wild man's dress" dated to 1778. I have...
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Stays with tie-on sleeves
Front- and backlaced stays with tie-on sleeves, ca 1750, ItalyGustafs Skål's big jubilation party will take place May 9 (Do come, it will be fabulous!) and will be a full day event. I will need a ball...
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A Robe Piemontaise it is
Basically everyone asked says that I should do the piemontaise and I must confess that I feel most inclined to that one as well. So a piemontaise it is. I need it to be finished in May and have...
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Leather stays in Sweden
Are leather stays controversial? I sometimes encounter that view online, which have always puzzled me as I know there are extant ones around. Perhaps it is due to regional differences, what was common...
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Come to an 18th century party in Sweden
Svartsjö Palace. The main building was started in 1734.On May 9 Gustafs Skål is holding their grand party to celebrate that the society is turning 20 this year. The party will take place at Svartsjö...
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What a child should wear in 1712
The Enraged Musician by William Hogarth, 1741A comment from Kendra on my post on leather stays made me do a search for them on Google books and actually found a few, very few mentions of them in...
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Late 18th century hat
I have actually finished something! I had planned to finish it on Monday so it could fit in into Historically Sew Forthly, but I didn’t quite made it and then it took a few days before I had time to...
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Sewing plans
The Embroidered by Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin, 1736April is more than halfway through and I feel the need to reevaluate my sewing for this year. I started out aiming to not start any new projects,...
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More on stays with sleeves
Child's stays with detachable sleevesMy sleeved stays are progressing nicely, which they have to as I need them finished on Thursday. It is a bit difficult to get an overview as I’m working on...
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The finished stays with tie-on sleeves
I did manage to finish two outfits for the party yesterday, but when it came to the pink jacket/petticoat with green trim, another stumble block emerged. The petticoat, which have been finished for...
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1630's gown
After finishing three 18th century projects this year, I feel a bit tired of that century. I want to focus on my forties wardrobe and I want to finally get a 17th century outfit. Two, actually, J need...
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The bared bosom in 17th and 18th century art
Mary Robinson as Perdita by John Hoppner Though perfectly decent, a closer look reveals that theneckline is so low that if it wasn't for the neckerchief, she would, indeed, show a lot more.Recently I...
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Making a 17th century shirt- Preparations and cutting
Today I cut out and started sewing a 17th century shirt for J. I'm basing it on a pattern in Janet Arnold's Patterns of Fashion 4, on page 74-75. Shirt patterns didn't change much over the course of...
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1790's gown wants
Or; I need a new project like, well, like not at all. But...But I recently found this wonderful striped linen. It is a lovely quality and drape and would make for a wonderful summer's gown.And then I...
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Making a 17th century shirt- The neckband
10 meters of linen hemmed! It took me about 15 hours and they did get neater as I went by. I got the tip from Virginiadear at LJ that you can starch the linen for even more neatness and then wash it...
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The joys of hand sewing
A Girl Sewing by Philip Mercier, ca 1750I’m stitching away on my 17th century shirt and I thought that a post on hand-sewing wouldn’t be amiss. I think it needs more love. I know that many thinks that...
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Hand sewing and the 18th century
A peak inside a blue silk brocade gown, 1775-1790What a nice response I got on my post on hand sewing! Thank you!If hand sewing is often thought as hard work or taking too long, I also think that there...
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New outfit and a trip to Sala silver mine
Last year we went to the 18th century festival at Sala silver mine and had such a great time that we repeated it this year, especially as I was asked to hold a little talk on 18th century beauty. You...
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Ladies and gentlemen in plaid in the 18th century
Once upon a time I heard that there were no plaid, or checkered clothes in the 18th century. Clearly that was not the case, as there actually are extant ones. Not to mention paintings.Robe à la...
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